Standard Test Methods for Asphalt Content of Asphalt Mixtures by the Nuclear Method

Importancia y uso:

3.1 These test methods are useful as a rapid, nondestructive technique for determination of asphalt content of asphalt mixtures.

3.2 These test methods are suitable for quality control and acceptance testing for construction and for research and development applications. The test method is used for determination of asphalt content only as it does not provide extracted aggregate for gradation analysis.

3.3 The nondestructive nature of the test allows repetitive measurements to be made on a single test sample for statistical analysis of test data.

3.4 These test methods determine the asphalt content of a test sample by comparing the measured asphalt content with previously established calibration data.

3.4.1 The asphalt content of a material expressed as a percentage is the ratio of the mass of asphalt in a given mass of material to the total mass of the sample or to the mass of the solid material particles.

Subcomité:

D04.25

Referida por:

D4460-22A

Volúmen:

04.03

Número ICS:

93.080.20 (Road construction materials)

Palabras clave:

asphalt content; asphalt mixtures; nuclear asphalt content; nuclear test procedure; quality control;